Hyderabad: With back-to-back spells of heavy rain battering Hyderabad and nearby districts, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday forecast more downpours over the weekend, issuing a heavy rainfall warning for 10 districts including Hyderabad, Rangareddy, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Sangareddy, and Mahbubnagar. The city has been placed under an orange alert, with citizens asked to remain prepared and take precautions, especially in flood-prone areas. Officials urged commuters to avoid unne...Read More
Leh, July 18: Veteran BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Kavinder Gupta, was sworn as the 3rd Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh.Dressed in traditional Ladakhi attire, Gupta took the oath of office in a solemn ceremony held in Leh, administered by Justice N. Kotiswar Singh, Chief Justice of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh.Welcoming this new chapter in Ladakh's journey, Gupta emphasized service over power, declaring Ladakh deserves dignity, development, and a voice. "I'm...Read More
MUMBAI: As Tesla introduces its pioneering fleet of electric vehicles to the Indian market, insurance companies have designed comprehensive electric vehicle specific covers that guard against moisture buildup and electrical faults besides managing complex risks like exothermic reactions and charger problems. The covers that been launched to meet the infrastructure and technological demands of these cutting-edge vehicles offer features like battery and motor cover, charger protection, zero deprec...Read More
Hyderabad: BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao on Friday alleged that Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy feared that he might lose his post and was tapping the phones of Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and ministers Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy and N. Uttam Kumar Reddy. Rama Rao, in a vitriolic attack on Revanth Reddy during a press conference in Khammam, said: "I have a direct question to Revanth. You, worried about your seat, are tapping their phones. Can you swear on your grandson tha...Read More
Jammu, Jul 18 (PTI) Senior officials of the Jammu and Kashmir government reviewed the arrangements for the smooth conduct of the 13-day-long Budha Amarnath pilgrimage in Poonch district that will begin on July 28. Deputy Inspector General of Police Tejinder Singh reviewed security in Poonch and stressed ensuring the safety of the devotees. "The first batch will depart from the Bhagwati Nagar basecamp in Jammu on July 28, moving towards the Mandi tehsil in Poonch in a regulated convoy amid full...Read More
Hyderabad: In yet another display of solidarity, Cabinet colleagues of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Friday rallied behind him in the wake of BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao's allegations that the Chief Minister had been tapping phones of his ministers. Revenue minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy even went to the extent of announcing that neither he, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka nor irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy had any intent to become Chief Minister for the ...Read More
Hyderabad, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Friday urged his Andhra Pradesh counterpart, N. Chandrababu Naidu, not to obstruct Telangana's irrigation projects He appealed to the neighbouring state not to obstruct Telangana's crucial irrigation initiatives, including the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme, as well as the Dindi, Kalwakurthy, Bheema, Nettempadu, and Koilsagar projects. "We demand Andhra Pradesh not to block our projects. We seek cooper...Read More
NIZAMABAD: Hyderabad will soon gain a new daily express train linking Kacheguda station to Jodhpur (Bhagat Ki Kothi). The train will pass through Nizamabad railway station. Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, joined by Union coal minister G. Kishan Reddy, will formally flag off the service in Hyderabad at 5.30 pm today. The train (no.17065) will start at 11.50 pm in Kacheguda railway station and will pass through Nizamabad, Mudkhed, Nanded, Purna, Akola, Itarsi, Ujjaini, Ajmer and reach Bhagat ki...Read More
HYDERABAD: The Telangana BJP has urged the Congress-led state government to take a clear and firm stand on Maharashtra's reported move to merge 14 border villages from Telangana into its territory. In a statement on Friday, BJP Telangana chief spokesperson N.V. Subash said the issue was serious and called on Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to publicly clarify the government's stance and assert Telangana's territorial integrity....Read More
VISAKHAPATNAM: The Indian Navy on Friday officially commissioned INS Nistar, the country's first indigenously designed and built support vessel at a ceremony held at the Naval dockyard here. The grand event was attended by Union minister of state Sanjay Seth, among others. The ship, the first of the two diving support vessels that were being built by Hindustan Shipyard is designed to undertake complex deep-sea saturation diving and rescue operations. Sanjay Seth said, "On this special and pro...Read More
New Delhi, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator, Gulab Chand Kataria, on Friday discussed critical developmental issues concerning Chandigarh and Punjab, particularly in areas of public transport, tourism infrastructure, and environmental sustainability, with Union ministers here. At a meeting with Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar, the Governor raised the pending matter regarding the sanctioning of 328 electric buses for Chandigarh unde...Read More
Kolkata: A final-year engineering student died by suicide in his hostel room at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in West Bengal, on Friday, ahead of the July 25 launch of 'Campus Mothers', an initiative by the authorities for mental support to budding techies there. This is also the fourth suicide in the last seven months at the same campus. The deceased, Ritam Mondal, 21, was a fourth-year student of mechanical engineering. He was staying at Room No. 203 of Rajendra Prasad Hall at the ...Read More
New Delhi, July 18 (MExN): Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) and Coal India Ltd (CIL) has partnered for improving the quality of education given to the tribal students in the state of Chhattisgarh. CIL will support 68 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) in Chhattisgarh under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), which will be benefiting more than 28000 tribal students, stated a PIB update. Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India establishes EMRS to impart quality education to ...Read More
Chennai: Despite a 90 per cent mobile money account ownership rate, due to its large population India has the largest number of adults without accounts in the world, according to the World Bank. A large-population economy can have a high rate of account ownership and still be home to many people without accounts. For instance, both China and India have account ownership rates of nearly 90 percent, yet they are also home to the largest number of adults without accounts, the report said. The fiv...Read More
NEW DELHI: India's smartphone and electronics industry has raised serious concerns over what it describes as informal but targeted trade restrictions imposed by China. The India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA), in a letter to the government, sought swift policy measures to address these unofficial restrictions, which could derail the country's $32 billion export-driven manufacturing ambitions. As per the ICEA letter, India's electronics manufacturing sector remains heavily reliant o...Read More
Hyderabad: Four friends were killed on the spot and another was seriously injured after their car rammed a lorry parked by the roadside on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) near Adibatla in the early hours of Friday. The group was returning to Moinabad from Yadagirigutta. Ibrahimpatnam ACP K.V.M. Raju said the accident occurred between the Pedda Amberpet and Bongulur stretches of the ORR. "CCTV footage shows the car entering the highway at 2.50 am. A Dial 100 alert was received at 3.06 am reporting the...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) Delhi Art, Culture and Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra on Friday visited the Prime Ministers Museum and Library (PMML) at Teen Murti Marg, with singer and music director Himesh Reshammiya accompanying him. The museum, which showcases the lives and contributions of India's former prime ministers, features 14 high-tech galleries equipped with interactive and immersive exhibits, including a 6D helicopter ride, virtual photo booths, a handwriting robot, a time machine and a ki...Read More
Hyderabad: All government schools across Hyderabad district have been asked to restructure their classrooms so that no student is a back bencher, adopting from Malayalam movie Sthanarthi Sreekuttan. The decision, taken in a recent meeting led by Collector Hari Chandana Dasari, follows a broader pedagogical shift towards learner-centred classrooms recommended by the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2023. Kerala and other states like Punjab, West Bengal, and Tamil Nadu have already adopted thi...Read More
BENGALURU: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said a report is expected from the police department on mass burials at Dharmasthala, a popular religious destination in Dakshina Kannada, in a day or two and based on their report, "The State Government will decide on constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT)." Siddaramaiah said "The State Government will act as per law." He denied "His government is under pressure" and asserted "His government will not succumb to any sort of pressure."...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The central drugs laboratories have found 55 samples manufactured by various firms in June to be "not of standard quality", health ministry officials said on Friday. Further, state drugs testing laboratories have identified 130 drugs samples as 'not of standard quality', they said. Also Read | Chhattisgarh: 6 Bodies of Naxals Recovered in Ongoing Encounter With Security Forces in Narayanpur. According to routine regulatory surveillance activity, the list of 'not of sta...Read More
Raipur: At least six Maoists were on Friday gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Abujhmad under Narayanpur district in south Bastar of Chhattisgarh. The encounter began in the afternoon and was still underway, police said. "So far, during the search operation, bodies of six Maoists have been recovered at the encounter site along with a huge cache of weapons including AK 47 and SLR rifles and explosives", Bastar range inspector general of police Sunderraj P told this newspaper. T...Read More
Mangaluru: In a significant breakthrough, the Cyber, Economic and Narcotics (CEN) Crime Police in Mangaluru have arrested Roshan Saldanha, a 43-year-old accused in multiple high-value cheating cases who had been absconding for several months. The CEN police could successfully locate him at his house in a secret chamber and took him into custody on Thursday. The accused, in collusion with others, allegedly lured entrepreneurs by promising business loans and cheated them. Investigation revealed...Read More
Amritsar, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Leader of Opposition in Punjab and Congress lawmaker Partap Singh Bajwa, on Friday demanded that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann immediately convene an all-party meeting in Amritsar to discuss continuing threats to the Golden Temple through threatening emails. Speaking after paying obeisance at Sri Harmandir Sahib, where he was accompanied by Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla, Sukhwinder Singh Danny Bandala and other Congress leaders, Bajwa said that he met with of...Read More
Bhubaneswar: A four-member fact-finding team from the University Grants Commission (UGC), led by Professor Raj Kumar Mittal, on Friday began its investigation into the alleged self-immolation of a female student at Fakir Mohan (FM) College in Balasore, Odisha. The panel commenced its probe with a thorough inspection of the college premises and a series of meetings with the institution's authorities. The team is expected to examine the circumstances leading to the student's death, assess the rol...Read More
Dimapur, Jul 18 (PTI) Two persons have died of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in Nagaland, a health department official said on Friday. Chief Medical Officer, Dimapur, Dr Yartenla Jamir, said that of the seven JE cases detected in Dimapur, Chumoukedima, and Niuland districts, two persons have died so far. She expressed concern over the rise in Japanese encephalitis (JE) cases in the three districts, especially during the monsoon season, which increases the risk of transmission. The Health departm...Read More
New Delhi: For the first time, the European Union (EU) on Friday imposed sanctions on the Indian oil refinery of Russian energy giant Rosneft, and lowered the oil price cap, as part of a new raft of measures against Russia over its war in Ukraine. However, the fresh sanctions package on Russia included new banking restrictions, and curbs on fuels made from Russian crude oil. "For the first time, we're designating a flag registry and the biggest Rosneft refinery in India. We are standing firm. T...Read More
Pune: Pune-based Kinetic Green Energy and Italy's Tonino Lamborghini SpA have partnered to set up a joint venture called Kinetic Green Tonino Lamborghini to manufacture and sell luxury electric golf and lifestyle carts in India and globally. "With plans to enter 25 global markets beyond India and a target turnover of $300 million over five years, the joint venture marks an ambitious step for Kinetic Green into international territory," Sulajja Firodia Motwani, founder-CEO of Kinetic Green Energ...Read More
New Delhi: Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal is confident that India's ability will move at a steady economic clip even in face of global headwinds intensified by rising trade disputes and ongoing conflicts. "Political stability and a robust policy push across key sectors, including infrastructure, logistics and supply chains, are creating a conducive investment climate and driving India's ambitions of becoming a manufacturing hub for the world," he wrote in Airtel's latest annual report. Ack...Read More
Bhopal: After retaining the tag of cleanest city of India for seven times in a row in the annual sanitation surveys (SS), Madhya Pradesh's Indore topped the Super Swachh League, a separate category that honours cities with consistent top-tier performance over multiple survey cycles, in the SS 2024-25. The Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 awards were announced by President Draupadi Murmu at Delhi on Thursday. The survey ranks urban local bodies across India on sanitation indicators such as door-to-doo...Read More
Bengaluru: After Delhi, nearly 40 schools in Bengaluru received bomb threats via e-mail on Friday morning, leading to panic among students, teachers and parents. Police teams have rushed to all locations and search operations are underway. Schools in R R Nagar and Kengeri were among those targeted, the police said. Cyber experts are making all efforts to trace the sender of the mail. Sources revealed that the sender could be suffering from mental health issues. In the mail, he has spoken about...Read More